Volunteer Management 101 - Portland

Presenters: June Bass, CVA, Nancy Gaston, CVA, Jim Laden, M. Ed, and Autumn Ray, CVA Date: February 5 and 6, 2009 Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Both Days Registration includes continental breakfast and lunch

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General Admission : $250.00

NOVAA Member Admission: $225.00

NAO Member Admission: $225.00

NAO Members receive a 10% discount - find out how to become a member of the Nonprofit Association of Oregon

Not sure if your organization is a member of NAO? Check the NAO member list to find out. 

Event Description

Learn how to:

• Recruit and keep the best volunteers
• Identify and build on your volunteers' skills and desires
• Provide effective training and supervision
• Use volunteer feedback to improve your program
• Give meaningful feedback
• Recognize volunteers in ways that are meaningful to them and realistic for your organization

Satisfied volunteers are vital to achieving your mission. Volunteers can change lives through their work with your clients and can bring tremendous expertise  to your organizations in many ways - marketing, fund-raising, membership development, community outreach and support special events and programs. Unfortunately, ineffective volunteer recruitment and poor volunteer management can actually sap your nonprofit’s valuable time and energy.

Do you strive to maintain a thriving volunteer pool that gets work done, builds community support and decreases workloads? Volunteer Management 101 will help you to learn the eight core foundations of volunteer management including:

• Understanding Volunteering
• Planning a Volunteer Program
• Recruiting and Placing Volunteers
• Orienting and Training Volunteers
• Supervising Volunteers
• Recognizing Volunteers
• Managing Risk
• Positioning the Profession

Location

Ecotrust Conference Center
721 NW 9th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97209
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